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July 2, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Woman Acquitted of Charges

Woman Acquitted of Charges

By Linda Cicoira –An Exmore woman was acquitted Monday in Northampton Circuit Court of three felony counts of child abuse/neglect in connection with an incident that occurred April 5.  Alexandria Colburn Settle, 35, was found guilty of driving while intoxicated....
Conservation Writer Charged With Baiting

Conservation Writer Charged With Baiting

By Linda Cicoira — Eighty-year-old conservation writer George W. Reiger was charged earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Salisbury, Md., with distributing bait and taking or attempting to take migratory birds at his private pond in Locustville in...
Fraud Charges Certified Against Murder Suspect

Fraud Charges Certified Against Murder Suspect

By Linda Cicoira — Probable cause was found last week in Accomack General District Court to certify six felony charges against a man accused of first-degree murder. The grand jury will likely decide in December whether Bronta Jamar Ames, 22, of Killmontown Road...
Former Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty

Former Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty

By Linda Cicoira — A former Nandua High School substitute teacher, who was initially charged with two felony counts of keeping firearms in his car while he was working, pleaded guilty last week in Accomack Circuit Court to misdemeanor carrying a concealed...
Fox Island is Victim of Sea Level Rise

Fox Island is Victim of Sea Level Rise

By Linda Cicoira –The circa 1929 hunting and fishing lodge that turned into an Environmental Education Center on Great Fox Island more than four decades ago is in its last season. It will close sometime in December due to sea level rise.  About 70 percent of the...